Google’s Android chief is back with another response to the Android/Alibaba/Acer/Aliyun “situation” with continued focus on the Open Handset Alliance. In his new Google+ post, Rubin both extends an olive branch as well reminds partners that using Android frameworks, and runtime tools makes it a part of the Android ecosystem, intentionally or not. Along… Read more

There’s drama in the Android world between Acer and Google as the former wants a better definition of Android and the latter wants to firmly control the platforms their partners can run. All of this after Acer cancels the launch of its Alibaba-developed OS as Google is under fire for using “heavy-handed” tactics to control its rivals. So what’s… Read more

Chinese regulators have approved the the mega-billion dollar purchase of Motorola Mobility by Google. The deal has already received US approval and elsewhere, China had been the long holdout and the final hurdle for the deal to close. “We are pleased the deal has received approval in all jurisdictions,” Motorola Mobility said in an e-mailed… Read more

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